Good day, my name is Steve Kaufmann.
I'll talk about the hardships of learning a language,
and the importance of learning it by yourself.
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Here, I talk about language learning in English.
Most of my videos are in the English language.
And you can import these videos to a link to learn words and phrases.
The best way to learn a language is to hear and read a lot.
I want to improve my level of Portuguese, but I have a few problems.
One problem is that I don't have much time, because I am now learning
the Persian and Arabian languages.
I don't have all the time to learn every language I want to learn or improve on.
And also, there's the problem that I have started with the Spanish language.
So, it's hard for me to create an environment,
to create the neural connections in my brain needed to better speak Portuguese,
because I have this influence from the Spanish language.
But the fact that I know Spanish helps me a lot, because these are things-
Because the vocabulary is about the same in both languages.
And this is similar to what happens with a lot of people,
for example, in Brazil, who learn their first foreign language.
And the only way to improve is to spend time hearing and reading a lot.
And that's why I recommend that-
All videos I have here in my channel in English,
or if you're studying any other languages that you're interested in,
that you import these videos, import them to the link, so you can study.
And we also have what's called a "Browser Extension" in English
to help you import any content,
be it from Netflix, YouTube or any other sources,
so you can turn that content into a content for studying.
Because language learning doesn't happen in a class.
It happens in the brain.
The brain.
And the brain is a system of neural connections that create patterns.
Explanations are harder for us,
our brains are not good enough to interpret theoretical explanations.
But with a lot of stimulation, with a lot of experience with another language,
through reading, through reading and listening,
we need to be confident that our brain will learn.
But under certain conditions.
For example, a child can learn more easily.
Because a child has a more flexible brain.
But after 10 years, the brain is already more or less developed.
It's more developed to optimize the performance of the mother language.
That is, Portuguese, English or whichever.
So, during that time, it's harder to introduce another language.
And it's a bit similar to what's happening with me,
even though I speak about 20 languages.
So, my brain is more flexible than that of someone who speaks only one language.
But it's still hard, because I have developed my brain from Spanish.
So, it's a bit hard for me to achieve the level I wanted,
to be able to speak and express myself more naturally,
with a more natural accent in Portuguese.
But, at the same time, the fact that I know Spanish helps me a lot,
because the Spanish vocabulary is about 90% similar to the Portuguese vocabulary.
It's the same thing that happens with you guys.
Because, for example, if you speak English-
I mean, Portuguese, English will be the first foreign language you will learn.
And if you're not children, but if you have certain interests, some knowledge
about many things that could help- Just like Spanish helps me.
It's an obstacle, but at the same time, it helps me.
So, you guys have your own interests, and if you can find interesting content,
be it songs, books, audiobooks, Netflix movies, YouTube videos,
anything that interests you and anything that relates to your own life experiences,
these are advantages that a child doesn't have.
Children can be successful in learning to speak very quickly,
but they don't have a vocabulary in their own language.
You guys have a vocabulary in your own mother language that children don't have.
So, your interests, your life experiences, your vocabulary in your own language,
in Portuguese, these are all advantages that can help you
and that will allow you to speak English at an adult level
if you guys continue to hear and read,
and if you keep yourselves interested in learning English.
So, nothing depends on the class, not on the school and not on the teacher,
these might be important, but the most important of all is you.
Do you want to do it?
Do you have a positive attitude and do you have the time to spend on that?
If your answer to that question is "Yes," then you have all you need to be successful
in learning any language at all.
And I recommend two of my videos that you guys can hear in English,
so that you can import to the link and study.
Well, thank you very much.
And I apologize for not being able to better speak in Portuguese.
Alright, see you soon.